The Right to Be Forgotten | Interdisciplinary Lunch Series

On March 16, 2012, the Center will host an “interdisciplinary lunch” open to faculty and graduate students from across the UNC system. The topic will be the “Right to be Forgotten.” This “right,” which has been hotly debated in Europe for the past few years, has recently been codified as part of a broad new proposed EU data protection regulation. We are particularly interested in discussing how such a right might be implemented and the practical implications for operators of computer and network services in the United States.

This past fall, the Center began hosting a bi-monthly gathering of faculty and graduate students from across UNC-CH to discuss the challenges and opportunities posed by new communication technologies, including social media, mobile platforms, and the Internet, and the impact they are having on governments, the economy, and cultural and social values throughout the world.

The March gathering will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 16 in the Marion A. Cowell, Jr. Boardroom (Room 5003) at the UNC School of Law. We will provide box lunches and drinks.

Background Readings

To help guide the discussion, we have selected several optional background articles on the topic: